Early life and career Juozas Montvila was born on 3 January 1885 in as the son of Kazys Montvila and Magdalena Montvilienė
née Karalevičiūtė. The family later moved to , where they bought a farm. Montvila was baptized in
Marijampolė and received his
First Communion there. Montvila's parents educated their children privately at home with secret in-home tutors called
daraktoriai. Montvila was educated by his grandfather Martynas Karalevičius. Montvila attended the primary school in Marijampolė, and later attended the
Marijampolė Gymnasium. After graduating, Montvila began studying at the
Sejny Priest Seminary in 1903. Due to the seminary's strictness, Montvila briefly left the seminary. Montvila was ordained as a priest in
Warsaw on 22 March 1908,
Emigration Montvila wished to travel abroad due to his realization that he most likely wouldn't have been accepted back into Lithuania for pastoral work. Montvila planned on meeting his brother Petras in the United States. Montvila first arrived in
London on 20 March 1912, Montvila also carried
Antanas Juška's collection of Lithuanian folk songs, which he hoped to publish in the United States. and offering solace to fellow travelers. Montvila eventually died and his body sank. His body was never identified. His parents and grandparents received a grant of 130
GBP from the Titanic Relief Fund. ==Remembrance==